REGENCE STYLE COMMODE SIGNED BY THE 9TH EARL SPENCER, AFTER THE ORIGINAL IN ALTHORP,Contemporary. Theodore Alexander/Althorp Living History Collection. Brass bound rectangular top over gilt metal mounted serpentine case having three banks of three short drawers; case having extensive ebonized marquetry, reeded columns, raised on gilt metal mounted base. Signature of Earl Spencer and gilt metal applique to center top drawer. - 36 1/2" high x 51 3/4" wide x 20" deep. Estimate $1,500-2,000
The original Louis XVI commode is the Ante Room at Althorp, ancestral home of Princess Diana. The original piece is illustrated in Althorp: Living History on p. 47; stock # AL6009.
